Trump Has Already Raised Millions Off His Georgia Mugshot
Fulton County Sheriff’s Office/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Donald Trump’s mugshot has powered a historic fundraising blitz for the former president. Trump’s campaign says it has raised $7.1 million since he was processed at an Atlanta jail on Thursday night for attempting to overturn…
At Least One Rich Man North of Richmond Has Now Been Identified
Francis Chung/POLITICO/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.A few weeks ago, Oliver Anthony, an extremely red-haired singer-songwriter from Farmville, Virginia, released a single called “Rich Men North of Richmond,” and no one has really shut up about it since. Conservatives, particularly the kind of…
Here’s Some Friendly Advice If You’re Attending the Minnesota State Fair This Weekend
Sen. Amy Klobuchar Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.August is state- and county-fair season—a time to pay $15 to park on someone’s lawn, inspect displays of unreasonably large produce, and ingest something you really shouldn’t. In northern California, Guy Fieri bought a boy’s 266-lb…
Spanish Soccer’s Toxic Chief Is One of Many
Jorge Vilda (left) and Luis Rubiales.Ane Frosaker / SPP / AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Spain’s victory over England in last Sunday’s World Cup final was an exclamation point on the country’s rapid ascent in the hierarchy of women’s soccer. The country only…
Is Florida’s SAT Replacement Exam A) Christian Nationalism or B) Woke Propaganda?
Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.In his crusade to stamp out progressivism in his home state, Florida Governor and presidential hopeful Ron DeSantis has made a particular obsession out of de-woke-ifying education: He has passed legislation that made it illegal for elementary school teachers…
Donald Trump Was Just Arrested, Fingerprinted, and Photographed in Georgia RICO Case
Mother Jones illustration; Fulton County Sheriff’s Office; Getty Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Donald Trump surrendered Thursday to Fulton County authorities after being charged with conspiring to overturn Georgia’s 2020 presidential election results. Trump, who is facing 13 felony counts in the case, including violation…